Harry Lind 1908 When we think of Harry Lind, we almost always think of his work as America’s premier juggling prop maker from 1920 to 1967. You can click here to learn about his prop making career. However, he was a successful performer before taking on the mantle of juggling club maker extraordinaire. Let’s take a look at his time …
James Darmody – The Eccentric Five Club Juggler
James Darmody 1900 James Darmody, of Middlesex, Massachusetts (USA), was born November 19th, 1860 to Richard Darmody and Delia Susan McInerney. We don’t how he got started as a juggler, but we do know that he was one of the first performers to juggle five clubs and that he was also known for his “gun juggling” with a rifle. Darmody …
Club juggling by Jhon Fredy Suárez from Colombia | IJA Tricks of the Month
My name is Jhon Fredy Suárez and I am from the city of Bogotá, Colombia. I have been dedicated to circus arts for more than 10 years, where I have had the opportunity to travel through different Latin American countries sharing this art. This video is inspired by places in the center of my city and inspired by several friends …
Not Your Average Juggling Clubs: Part 2
There is no prop more closely associated with juggling than the club. Balls are common objects and rings are not easily recognized by the general public as a juggling prop. Despite the club appearing after the use of balls (by thousands of years) and rings (by four or five decades, at least), it is the most iconic prop. It has …
Juggling With Birds
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The Soviet circus was characterized by taking deadly tricks to unimaginable levels. Not only in juggling, but also in acrobatics, gymnastics, clown, and animal training (a practice that is now prohibited in several countries around the world). When thinking about the great feats of Soviet juggling, familiar names such as Alexander Kiss, Sergey Ignatov, Eugene …
Not Your Average Juggling Clubs: Part 1
There is no prop more closely associated with juggling than the club. Balls are common objects and rings are not easily recognized by the general public as a juggling prop. Despite the club appearing after the use of balls (by thousands of years) and rings (by four or five decades, at least), it is the most iconic prop. It has …
Our Lady’s Juggler
(Haz clic aquí para español.) Le Jongleur de Notre Dame, or in its English translation, Our Lady’s Juggler, is a religious tale by the French writer Anatoli France (1844-1924) first published in 1890 and included in the 1892 collection of short stories. The tale was inspired by an ancient medieval legend. His story aroused the fascination of society for which …
The History and Development of Kick Ups With Clubs
Kick ups with clubs have long been a popular trick with jugglers and audiences. The first juggler to perform kick ups was Ollie Young of Columbus, Ohio. Ollie (1875 – 1946) was performing kick ups and other complex club tricks by the mid 1890s, making him one of the first club jugglers to perform advanced tricks with the props. He …
Three Curiosities of Juggling
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The vast majority of juggling information is in English. This factor has been decisive for the Spanish-speaking juggling community to be unaware of the breadth of juggling. A couple of sites, including my posting space at the IJA, have helped convey information to Spanish-speaking jugglers. To them, and to the community in general, I bring …